Amazing new pictures of Ground Zero site shows One World Trade Center soaring above New York’s skyline

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Incredible new photographs of the building work at Ground Zero show how New York’s skyline is being dramatically reborn.

One World Trade Center now stands at 78 storeys and will eventually soar to 104 floors, or 1,776ft, becoming the tallest building in Manhattan when it’s completed in 2013.

The site will be a place of reflection and contemplation for many and The National September 11 Memorial And Museum, designed by the winning team of Michael Arad and Peter Walker, will be open in time for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Magnificent: One World Trade Center, which is set to be New York's tallest building, towers over the lower Manhattan skyline

Magnificent: One World Trade Center, which is set to be New York's tallest building, towers over the lower Manhattan skyline

Lighting the way: One World Trade Center was designed by renowned architect David Childs and was started in 2004

Lighting the way: One World Trade Center was designed by renowned architect David Childs and was started in 2004

Fitting successor: 1 WTC towers over workers on the site of Norman Foster's Two World Trade Center in the foreground
One World Trade Center

Fitting successor: 1 WTC towers over workers on the site of Norman Foster's Two World Trade Center in the foreground, left, while the picture on the right shows clearly how the skyline has already been transformed

The memorial is set in the footprints of the original twin towers among a small forest of oak trees in an eight-acre plaza.

It features two 50ft-deep pools, each containing fountains, along with a museum with exhibitions and artefacts to teach visitors about the events of September 11, which saw nearly 3,000 people lose their lives.

One World Trade Center, designed by renowned architect David Childs, standing in the north-west corner, is the site’s centrepiece.

The first cornerstone was laid down on July 4 2004 and as the building rose it was known as Freedom Tower.

Now called One World Trade Center, it will include 2.6million square feet of office space, an observation deck over 1,241ft above ground, fine-dining restaurants and a sprawling public lobby boasting 50ft ceilings.

Standing tall: A view from the top of One World Trade Center looking south. Below can be seen the memorial plaza with its pools and oak trees

Standing tall: A view from the top of One World Trade Center looking south. Below can be seen the memorial plaza with its pools and oak trees

Contemplative: The National September 11 Memorial And Museum features two 50ft-deep pools set in the footprints of the original towers
Man power: Construction workers take a break in the shadow of 1 WTC, which is on target to be finished in two-years time

There will be eventually be six skyscrapers on the site altogether. The second tallest, designed by Britain's Norman Foster, will reach 88 floors, or a staggering 1,349 feet.

Known as Tower 2, and by its street address, 200 Greenwich Street, it will feature a lobby with a 67ft-high ceiling and 3.1million square feet of office space.

The third highest building will be 3 World Trade Center at 175 Greenwich Street. Designed by Richard Rogers, the 1,170ft-high skyscraper will house shops across several floors and 2.8million square feet of office space.

Solidarity: A workers hangs a sign that says 'Never Forget' at the base of One World Trade Center next to the National September 11 Memorial

Solidarity: A workers hangs a sign that says 'Never Forget' at the base of One World Trade Center next to the National September 11 Memorial

Tooled up: There are around 3,000 workers building the towers at Ground Zero, which is now taking shape and will eventually be home to some of the world's tallest office buildings

Tooled up: There are around 3,000 workers building the towers at Ground Zero, which is now taking shape and will eventually be home to some of the world's tallest office buildings

Facing directly onto the Memorial Park will be 4 World Trade Center, standing 977 feet tall. Conceived by Maki and Associates, this is expected to become the new headquarters of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

The fifth tower, 7 World Trade Center, was completed in 2006 and stands at 741feet tall. The original building collapsed when it was hit by debris from the North Tower.

The new structure is now home to the likes of Moody's Corporation and the New York Academy of Sciences.

Building work on the final tower, 5 World Trade Center, is currently ongoing. This will be constructed by the Port Authority and will occupy the site of the Deutsche Bank Building, which was irreparably damaged during 9/11. Up until 2007 workers were still scouring the site for humain remains.

To serve the huge number of visitors and workers at the site, a magnificent new transportation hub that is adorned with 150-foot-high, glass-and-steel ‘wings’ is being built.

When it’s finished, it’ll rival the size of the city’s world famous Grand Central Station and is designed to cope with 250,000 visitors a day.

According to the Port Authority’s website, it will feature ‘feature advanced signal systems, state-of-the-art fare collection equipment, and climate-controlled platforms and mezzanines’.